New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-01-03
HAPPY NEW YEAR THOOuHIo
,,c,r OUTLOOK FROM MANY PULPlTS
...c,,c.1 LESSONS DRAWN BY rhhAohA"'
ShAo''0N" VARIOUS DENOMINATIONS.

-. Pre- shverian Church, NJ ''"o''"
tn "o Inthst each afternoon at 0 ciocA' -
Tweh'' ., h,rl, VAS flied when the pastor 'nc nov
p"hsrt R. Boota preached New Year sor'no .tou
LII. "o ,r, the prophecy OF Isaiah: " For ye Sh"
'"o . I'D, iov and be led forth with peace ."o 49,
IA ,ba hills shall break forth before you NV"
49,. and all the trees or the "oi a., a.
80 hands Instead OF the thorn sha'i oo"io & ,,
80 and instead of the brer shall coio up -, On or
u0 , - ,hau he 10 the Lord for name ior an o'o
-. .,,n bat shall not be cut OIL. Ai.oi Ap
,aao ., the passa 20 IN the propheuo re'a.'""'
'ne SIM !, 20 be appl. able to the future Oh the
~s,reb Of Christ, the speaker "'o0ou n ~.
'.o,io, % an application having reference U" tue o
80 of the new year. which the occasion s"sS'''' '
ing In substance; ,.. ,o,,ro Won ~ VIC are
INC U - ,ia stone OF our earthly pilgrimage Is
P''' 80 ,ssues from the fulness OF this
,s nromise and speaks WIFI i.''"
r., and encouragement 70 every ONO VI 10
.aov--whatever be our present. "o'a' s
- chat Is In tho year before u.s. anu Ill MI '-
aar Peace and prosperity, jo' and usefulness VIII 10
-" nor,Ion lust in proportion as we go forth uhaer
"" P ,,oa and make His service our chief end and
-, ,ouobt II il our custom to usher In the opening
aar with mutual good wishes. The conventional eN
rsssion by which utter our tfeelngs 10 ca Gu oo
,hongh doubtless often used as mere social commune"
does nevertheless suggest to each rejecting mhu luz
nortapt spiritual truths Amid the excemeh. ANU 'e'
fviti q
association OF the responsibilities. affections hopes anu
,ars n, life that in spite OF ourselves we are sooeref
.o,oneled 10 th nix OF Its real meaninS-A HAPPY NO"
Year,-what words impyi What Is the eNpo'o"oo
which can realize for u.s. amid our Tolls anu wares
our neyerending duties and struggles our continual
exposure TO the Of life and our unhniere1 mrcn
70 the Lass boundary ne an everfresh exhastess "o"
=, bannines, through all the channels OF the year upon
which enter
shoud we not all agree that II this coming perio1
amid be found TO In degree outlined ana coored
after the simtue OF Isalahs vision In the text woud
be worth more to than any possible increase
NJ treasures which perish with usns or any comforts
onS embellishments which only the surface Of our
bens And this the one thing which !, Po, sm,s ss
q in all the coming sa ZACH an one Of
US may be led forth through the low archway OF she OMEN
ing into asr tse sun pea saa Of Cod
that passeth understanding shall possess ana rne
The on Which a ts dy
WIN bring continual peace ana }Ss 70 snSse VINO
Therefore ars true Of every Of us in refer
ence to future and that there Is unqneon
Sortunties and secondly in the constant conscientious
Service OF God and Saviour we reach the pest ENJOY
men and the competest happiness which our Souls can
find on earth"
DISCUSSING THE SECOND COMING OF CHRIST.
The Rev. Dr. Francis Brown. OF the Union theological
Seminary In the Collegiate Reformed Church. at FORTY
echthst and Fifthave.. spoke on the second coming
Of Christ" from the text Titus. H. Is He said In part
"Each year lessons the distance that separates the
sayiours appearing Surely as we approach We
ought 70 see more distinctly Yet ship may be Just be-
low the horizon and still out sight Or the vessel al
though quite may be surrounded oy a dense log
and be Invisible so may be unconscious OF MS sior
ious coming we interrogae one another IN reference
to our belief the answers be quite orthodox Yet
words are like old wine skins They shve mp II therc DC
not something inside Manv content with the rece
tace Yet that which has really entered into the mental
and spiritual fibre Is alone OF value. Mere orthodox
formulas may he the delicate fringe on sabbath
garpeut-an ornament for the day, but laid care
fully away for tho remainder OF the week.
Nothing precious than air and light YET " these
are not for common everyday they are OF no use
Did Paul measure the interval until His appearance by
fanaticisn on the subject But amid all 1t is very clear
that all fes currents are convereint toward one Yes
tic Christ shall be revealed upon the earth In king
"Why should we now keep this truth fresh in our
mindsl II Influences ife by max NJ large demands on
our faith. Tho conviction OF things not seen grows
stronger and we overcome the tendency OF recording
to explaining the world by what we know God H. Instead
of the reverse .rs the & ~ Syy a TSs
Imagination is telescope peering ino dstni rGon'
the appearance OF Christ produces the effect OF great
picture is not characterized by disracting detail INT
whose coming shall make righteousness secure
and everlasting 1t a%asens o., our hope ANA
atom contributes the tremendous force OF the Age
movement. The Christian song Is war song, not
merely a curious visit 1t shall be triunphal pro
cescn saviour at the head and ca OF his followers
Religion IL not bargain made with Cod iou cannot
speculate in godness SD mas no "S@ Sy se
Thus by selt-denih may we win The cross Is our
Inspiration a. we'll as our atoneInent
WATCHWORD FOR THE NEW YEAR
The Rev. Robert Colyer. Of the Church Of the Messiah
introduced his subject, "A Watchword for the New
Year." by referring a friend in England who showed
him his fields. saying this Is of good heart expressing
in this way quality OF the land Again as bearing on
the subject he showed how gains the heart OF dog or
any OF the lower animals as one calls them our poor
relations Then the expression Of shown by them
90 that say they do all bat talk He spoke OF man
who said Why don't you put that dog ont of the way f.
and was told by the owner: Because like to have him
III the way" The preacher added:
1t is no wonder when We 90 higher and look other
things look at the heart. We say OF an unkind man
he has no heart and OF man Win not eood ih,eet
yet he has kind heart the best In him Il sure Ia md
The best in It the play of the heart IL Luther and
ftOut Of this book We might turn over 10 the arcI0
ssT out the %e a5I w Would have no Bible worth
reading and no hfc better than TIE old man who was
night he might die before morning. SO our text says
Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart
with this This leads the watchword FOR the year.
Give me thy heart The demand Is made by God and
to give you the greatest treasure would you give
your heart to God Then you have the love which is
Nnch tnlS ioNc ihdhp N"lN
lists OF the oldest style and Untarans OF the newest 10
shout with the MethOdsts keep silent with the Quakcr
II this heart is In this love tho motive power then
have In us glowing lire. Then you have in you what
moves itself and needs no argument any more than the
rose or the star and then prepared 10 live where
they say Heaven is beginning TO dawn"
LOOKING AT "THE IRREvOCABLE PAST"
The Rev. DR.. C. H. Eaton OF the Church Of the Divine
Paternity spoke from the words "Yc shall henccforth
return no more" his subject being d" The rrevocabe
Past" In part he said:
The words OF our text have special application to
Us stand at the threshold OF year. We
know that the past Is lrrevOcabe but know also that
the record Of the coming be better purcr than
that OF the past As the returning sraeltcs OF
recall the past in the wilderness all their experiences
under the inspired leadership OF Moses, IL Is with
eelyes We rccal, the past and thcre